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NASCAR Championship
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The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCAR 's top stock car racing series. The championship is currently known as the Nextel Cup . From 1972 through 2003 , it was called the Winston Cup ; before 1972 , it was known as the Grand National .
Previous NASCAR season champions and earnings (USD ):
Grand National
1949 - Red Byron - $5,800
1950 - Bill Rexford - $6,175
1951 - Herb Thomas - $18,200
1952 - Tim Flock - $20,210
1953 - Herb Thomas - $27,300
1954 - Lee Petty - $26,706
1955 - Tim Flock - $33,750
1956 - Buck Baker - $29,790
1957 - Buck Baker - $24,712
1958 - Lee Petty - $20,600
1959 - Lee Petty - $45,570
1960 - Rex White - $45,260
1961 - Ned Jarrett - $27,285
1962 - Joe Weatherly - $56,110
1963 - Joe Weatherly - $58,110
1964 - Richard Petty - $98,810
1965 - Ned Jarrett - $77,966
1966 - David Pearson - $59,205
1967 - Richard Petty - $130,275
1968 - David Pearson - $118,842
1969 - David Pearson - $183,700
1970 - Bobby Isaac - $121,470
1971 - Richard Petty - $309,225
Winston Cup
1972 - Richard Petty - $227,015
1973 - Benny Parsons - $114,345
1974 - Richard Petty - $299,175
1975 - Richard Petty - $378,865
1976 - Cale Yarborough - $387,173
1977 - Cale Yarborough - $387,173
1978 - Cale Yarborough - $530,751
1979 - Richard Petty - $588,926
1980 - Dale Earnhardt - $588,926
1981 - Darrell Waltrip - $588,926
1982 - Darrell Waltrip - $873,118
1983 - Bobby Allison - $828,355
1984 - Terry Labonte - $713,010
1985 - Darrell Waltrip - $1,318,735
1986 - Dale Earnhardt - $1,783,880
1987 - Dale Earnhardt - $2,099,243
1988 - Bill Elliott - $1,574,639
1989 - Rusty Wallace - $2,247,950
1990 - Dale Earnhardt - $3,083,056
1991 - Dale Earnhardt - $2,396,685
1992 - Alan Kulwicki - $2,322,561
1993 - Dale Earnhardt - $3,353,789
1994 - Dale Earnhardt - $3,400,733
1995 - Jeff Gordon - $2,430,480
1996 - Terry Labonte - $4,030,648
1997 - Jeff Gordon - $4,201,227
1998 - Jeff Gordon - $6,175,867
1999 - Dale Jarrett - $3,608,829
2000 - Bobby Labonte - $4,041,750
2001 - Jeff Gordon - $6,649,080
2002 - Tony Stewart - $4,695,150
2003 - Matt Kenseth - $4,038,120
Nextel Cup
Championships Won
7 - Richard Petty , Dale Earnhardt
4 - Jeff Gordon
3 - Lee Petty , David Pearson , Cale Yarborough , Darrell Waltrip
2 - Herb Thomas , Tim Flock , Buck Baker , Ned Jarrett , Joe Weatherly , Terry Labonte
1 - Red Byron , Bill Rexford , Rex White , Bobby Isaac , Benny Parsons , Bobby Allison , Bill Elliott , Rusty Wallace , Alan Kulwicki , Dale Jarrett , Bobby Labonte , Tony Stewart , Matt Kenseth , Kurt Busch
See Also
